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Some urbanism commentators suggest that gentrification is the result of a "rent gap" between actual and potential rent. How should this theory affect zoning policy?
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The adaptive nature of cities is exemplified once again, by the self-organizing response of street networks after transformative changes.
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Anaid Yerena of the University of Washington, Tacoma writes about a recent article she authored in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.
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Planetizen Managing Editor James Brasuell tries to predict the big ideas and trends that will dominate the discussion about the future of land use, planning, and development in the first year of the new decade.
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In the absence of more enlightened policies, technological change is as likely to increase pollution as to decrease pollution.
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Planetizen's annual list of the best of the planning Internet gives a taste of the technological and editorial milieu of the urban planning Internet at the beginning of a new decade.
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A few examples from around the world illustrate the power of crowdsourcing to expand the scope of scientific inquiry.
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The most-read news, features, and blogs on Planetizen in 2019.
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Despite headlines to the contrary, the nation's most urbanized places appear to have gained thirtysomethings in recent years.
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Transportation planning decisions often involve trade-offs between various economic impacts, including direct user costs, and various external costs imposed on other people. All of these impacts should be considered in planning analysis.
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Long considered beneath serious attention by design and planning elites, suburban settlements in the United States are emerging as key arenas to address crucial environmental, economic, and social issues.
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Proptech (a portmanteau of property and technology) promises to change the world of development and planning.
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A look back at the biggest stories and themes from the world of urban planning in the decade that was the 2010s.
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Songs about dystopia and catastrophe are impossible to avoid this year, but "Old Town Road" could be the path to redemption. Managing Editor James Brasuell assembled a Spotify playlist on songs about places from 2019.
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Brian Stone of the Georgia Institute of Technology writes about a recent article he co-authored in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.
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Is inadequate infrastructure a reason to keep new housing out of cities?
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These 14 books, selected by Planetizen for lasting relevance and excellence in research and rhetoric, will continue to define the ambitions and the shortcomings of the urban planning field in the decade that was the 2010s.
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To increase affordability communities should support moderate-priced housing development. This increases housing options for middle-income households, and for lower-income through filtering, as households move from low- to moderate-priced units.
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The decade wraps up with another engaging crop of highly readable and recommendable books on the subject of urban planning. There's a lot to learn, on many related subjects, among this year's top planning books.
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The history of inquiry into the "organic" nature of cities has revealed findings that inform the practice of urban planning.
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Evaluating New York City's new law designed to facilitate bus, pedestrian, and bike travel.
